Chapter 54: The Might of Ye Chen's Formation

Ye Chen saw through their thoughts, so he said to them: "If you still harbor a hint of doubt, you can test it, but I must remind you that each use reduces the remaining count by one."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Zhang Hai and Ji An tightly gripped the jade bracelets in their hands and quickly shook their heads.

"No, no, no, we have no doubt; we just saw this for the first time, so we might find it hard to believe."

"Yeah, Ye Younger Brother, we don't have much doubt; it's just that this thing seems too fantastical for us."

Zhang Hai and Ji An each said.

After hearing Zhang Hai and Ji An's words, Ye Chen didn't say anything else.

"I should head back now; call me if anything comes up."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, his figure instantly vanished from the spot; Zhang Hai and Ji An saw Ye Chen's figure suddenly disappear, and their eyes widened in shock.

"Holy shit, holy shit, Brother Zhang, did you see that just now? Ye Younger Brother vanished with a 'whoosh'!"

Ji An said in shock.

However, Zhang Hai didn't respond to him; seeing Zhang Hai not reply, Ji An kept shaking Zhang Hai's body, and Zhang Hai seemed to regain his senses, his eyes dull as he said: "Stop shaking me, I'm still in shock..."

……

At that moment, Ye Chen was rushing toward home; he could easily guess Zhang Hai and Ji An's reaction, and he did this precisely to make them trust him and not waste the jade bracelets' uses in vain.

But suddenly, he stopped his steps.

"Damn Hu Yang, I almost forgot you; you actually dared to move against my people—prepare to die."

The instant Ye Chen finished speaking, his figure abruptly turned and he rushed back toward Wanbao Pavilion.

And inside Wanbao Pavilion, Zhang Hai and Ji An were still in shock, not having regained their senses.

But the next moment, a terrifying pressure swept over their bodies; in an instant, they were pressed down by that dreadful pressure and couldn't stand.

"Holy crap, Brother Zhang, what the hell is going on?!"

"Holy crap, you ask me, who should I ask?!"

Just as Zhang Hai's words fell, another hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

"Hand over that pair of jade bracelets, and I'll spare your lives."

Upon hearing that, Zhang Hai and Ji An's eyes filled with terror.

The next moment, the speaker appeared before them; they had never seen Hu Yang at the auction, so they didn't know who he was, and faced with his sudden appearance, they were full of doubt.

But they heard Hu Yang mention the jade bracelets and realized he was after that pair; at this moment, they admired Ye Chen even more—even such a powerful cultivator wanted those bracelets, showing how precious they are.

Hu Yang saw their confusion, knew they didn't know the bracelets' value, and also sensed the bracelets were on them, so he decided to move in and seize them.

Having seen his face, he decided to kill these two.

Terrifying energy gathered in his hand; Zhang Hai and Ji An watched the energy ball slowly condense in Hu Yang's hand, their eyes full of dread, and they finally realized that this world truly harbors unknown and terrifying forces.

"Die!"

As Hu Yang's words fell, he swung the energy ball in his hand; Zhang Hai and Ji An clung together, as if they had forgotten the jade bracelets Ye Chen gave them, and did not take them out.

When people are frightened, they indeed forget things, but fortunately Ye Chen's formation can automatically manifest and counterattack.

The next moment, Ji An's jade bracelet floated out on its own, hovering before Zhang Hai and Ye Chen; upon seeing Ji An's bracelet, Zhang Hai and Ji An inexplicably felt reassured.

The jade bracelet floating before Zhang Hai and Ji An suddenly burst forth with a brilliant light, followed immediately by a white light that enveloped Zhang Hai and Ji An; at that moment, Hu Yang's energy ball also arrived before them.

In the next instant, the energy ball collided with the white light, producing a violent tremor, smoke and dust scattering; according to the principle "where there's smoke, there's no injury," Zhang Hai and Ji An within the light were unharmed.

Hu Yang had been watching that light appear all the way until it collided with his energy ball, his eyes filled with greed.

"Such a powerful artifact must be mine!"

Hu Yang roared loudly, but the next moment his eyes filled with fear; at that moment, a formation slowly emerged from the formation, its pressure making him feel he would truly die.

He ceased all thought, and in the next instant he abruptly distanced himself from Zhang Hai and them, but the formation had already locked onto him—there was no escape.

Boom!

Three swords appeared in the formation, and almost instantly they shot out together; when Hu Yang saw the three swords, his eyes widened suddenly, the swords' aura had locked onto him, she wanted to step, but his body felt as if pulled by an invisible force, unable to move an inch.

Pfft!

The three swords pierced Hu Yang's body simultaneously; in an instant he suffered severe injuries, collapsed to the ground, even autonomous breathing became difficult; at the moment Hu Yang fell, Ye Chen's figure instantly appeared, and Hu Yang didn't die only because Ye Chen controlled the formation, not delivering a killing blow.

Otherwise, given the power of Ye Chen's formation and Hu Yang's strength, he would have died the moment the three swords pierced him.

When Zhang Hai and Ji An saw Ye Chen appear, their dazed nerves hadn't reacted yet; Ye Chen also didn't pay them any mind, they were merely startled, and given how much had happened today, it was normal for them not to react immediately.

Their minds and bodies were fine.

Ye Chen walked up to Hu Yang; upon seeing Ye Chen, noting his youth, Hu Yang's heart filled with despair,

"This... how... possible."

Ye Chen looked at Hu Yang coldly and said icily: "Nothing is impossible."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, his divine sense instantly entered Hu Yang's sea of consciousness; a moment later he withdrew from Hu Yang's sea of consciousness, and his complexion grew even colder.

And upon exiting Hu Yang's sea of consciousness, he also destroyed it, extinguishing Hu Yang's vitality; now Hu Yang is dead beyond revival.

"I didn't expect the Northern Sect to send a Grand Master to deal with me, and this Hu Yang is actually a Grand Master."

"There is still a Grand Master lurking in the shadows."

As Ye Chen spoke, his killing intent grew stronger.

At this point, Zhang Hai and Ji An also reacted, stood up and walked toward Ye Chen, but before they got close, they felt a bone‑chilling cold.

"Um, Brother Zhang, do you feel a chilling cold?"

"I do; it feels like being in an ice cave."

Ye Chen listened to their conversation, turned around, simultaneously withdrew his killing intent, and said to Zhang Hai and them: "You guys stay together lately; I'm going to handle personal matters."

The instant Ye Chen finished speaking, his figure vanished again from the spot.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Zhang Hai and Ji An immediately decided to live together from now on, never to part even if beaten to death.